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Spiraea alba Du Roi. Common name: Narrowleaf Meadowsweet, Pipestem. Phenology: Jun-Sep; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Bogs, boggy streambanks, seepages. Distribution: QC west to AB, south to NC, IN, and MO.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: There is considerable disagreement over whether S. alba and S. latifolia represent two species with some introgression in areas of overlap, two varieties, or a variable or clinal species.

Synonymy ⓘ: = F, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Pa, S, Tat, Tn, W, WV, Robertson (1974); = Spiraea alba Du Roi var. alba — C, Can, FNA9, GW2, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, RAB; < Spiraea salicifolia L. — S13. Basionym: Spiraea alba Du Roi 1772

Links to other floras: = Spiraea alba var. alba - FNA9

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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native range: eastern North America



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